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Cooking Party Booking Experience ✨
Hi Contra Community ❤️ Taking part in a Lovable challenge feels like the perfect way to celebrate reaching 1,000 followers and to build something meaningful along the way 💃
I built a complete booking experience for cooking host in Prague 🥙 who organizes culinary parties and currently manages everything through Instagram DMs
⛔ Before: Instagram DMs → questions → checking availability → manual confirmation → rescheduling → reminders
✅ After: Choose an event → book a spot → get confirmation → add to calendar → reschedule or cancel yourself
The host also gets an admin dashboard to manage bookings, guest information, and communication with less manual work and more control
🔗 Project Link: https://coocked.live
🔗 Host access: https://coocked.live/admin
Password: prague2026!
🎥 Demo & Process - Video is attached to this post
In the video, I also share the full creation process from Figma to Lovable, Resend, Supabase, mobile adaptation, admin dashboard, and end-to-end testing
📚 Resources
If you’re also exploring how to connect Lovable + Resend + Supabase, I recommend checking out the tutorials on the Lovable YouTube channel. They were really helpful while building this project: https://www.youtube.com/live/5ZL744_Wxjo?si=Dhw7K84V65OS--Ix
🎁 I also put together a short guide with booking-flow best practices from Nielsen Norman Group, based on my research for this challenge: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qApc_y8A1GjY3FLLBaluOCzHtXj6ecmf/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=111384458084546297516&rtpof=true&sd=true
🌐 Social media post links: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ns_h8reJmhsY7o0kExlBC-VV4QYUgGdQ0dYVZDI4P68/edit?usp=sharing
Guys, definitely give this a try in Lovable it’s such a fun and surprisingly easy experience to build something that actually works
And if you found this project useful or inspiring, I’d really appreciate your support! ❤️❤️❤️
And if you found this project useful or inspiring, I’d really appreciate your support! ❤️❤️❤️
Sure!❤️❤️❤️
This is so inspiring, Alex! ❤️ You’ve actually made me want to book a cooking party myself — spending an evening making delicious food and meeting new people sounds so lovely! Such a fun idea, and I love how you’ve made taking that first step and joining in feel so easy. Now I just need an excuse to visit Prague! 🥹🍝✨
Aww, thank you so much Diana! ❤️ That honestly makes me so happy to hear! And if you ever make it to Prague, you definitely need to try one I promise it’s worth the trip! 🍝✨ I’ll be glad to see you in Prague again 🫶
You cooked on this one! ❤️🔥
Thank you!! ❤️🔥 I really put some ingredients into this one 😂🍝
This is so cool! ❤️Love how you solved a real problem while keeping the booking flow simple and enjoyable. Amazing work! ✨
Thank you so much, Maryna! ❤️ That really means a lot! I wanted to keep it simple for the guest while making the whole process easier for the host. So happy you liked it! ✨
Such a cool project! ❤️ The before & after makes the impact so clear. Amazing work! 🔥 Are you already shared it with the host?
Thank you so much! ❤️ Yes, I’d love to share it with the host that was actually one of the main reasons I chose this project. Hopefully it can be useful beyond the challenge too! ✨
I think I’ll do it this weekend 🥞🧈
Love this! Such a smart way to simplify the whole booking experience. And the fact that you actually built the working flow makes it even cooler 😎
Thank you! ❤️ That was exactly the goal to make the experience simpler for both the guest and the host. And honestly, building the working flow was the most exciting part for me!
Alex, I love how much thought you’ve put into both sides of this experience! ❤️ Being able to book a cooking party, add it to your calendar, and manage changes yourself makes so much sense as a guest. And for the host, having bookings and guest details in one place could save so...
Diana, thank you so much! ❤️ This means a lot. I really wanted to think about both sides of the experience not only making booking easier for the guest, but also reducing the manual work for the host. And yes, hopefully that means more time for cooking and bringing people...
This is such a practical use of Lovable, Alex! ❤️ Running a small business involves so many little tasks that add up, and managing every booking through DMs can easily take over your day. I love that you’ve focused on making things easier for the person behind these cooking...
Thank you so much, Alexander! I really appreciate you taking the time to share such thoughtful feedback. It means a lot to know that the project feels useful beyond just the final result that was exactly the goal! ✨
Great work and even better walkthrough. I liked the way How you described the problem and then presented the solution.
Thank you Sheyansh! ❤️ So happy the walkthrough made sense! I really wanted to show the “why” behind the solution, not just the final result 🙌✨
Creative approach
Thank you so much Rahman 🙏
Nice project....exclusive
Thank you soo much! I really appreciate it ✨🙏
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You did a fantastic job! And thanks for useful info :)
Thank you so much Kate for your kind words, your support means a lot to me ✨❤️❤️❤️❤️
Such a cool project! 👏 Love how you turned a real-world pain point into a smooth, practical booking experience. Great work and congrats on 1K! 🚀❤️
Thank you so much for your support 😍🙏 you kind words mean a lot to me
GO GIIIRL! I've also participated, made this challenge for my very first time on Contraa! I support you and wish you luck 🔥
Wooow, Valery I’m so glad to see you on Contra, everyone should know how talented you are 😻✨🫶❤️ thank you so much for your support ❤️❤️❤️
Great work. 🔥
Thank you so much 🙏 I really appreciate your feedback ❤️
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Juliette's new evening plan, literally anything except answering DMs.
Live site: https://evermore-bridal-dreams.lovable.app
To try and book as a bride to be , no need of any auth.
but to be signed in as studio owner or stylist,
you can use the below credential
email (owner)- juliette.owner@evermore-test.invalid
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email(staff)- tess.staff@evermore-test.invalid
pasword- YlwjCUq3CegCQV5wxhoec8uJ!c355d56d
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Built with Lovable and Lovable Cloud.
MobiFix: https://carmobifix.lovable.app
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Day 3 of working on my project for the Lovable Challenge.
And somehow, almost one full day of those three went into the intro you see when the page first opens.
Not because it was necessary — mostly because I’ve wanted to try something like this for a long time.
Web design and development are far from my main field, so I kept putting this idea off. This challenge finally gave me a reason to test it properly — and seeing it actually work is ridiculously satisfying.
The video was converted into an image sequence and tied directly to scrolling on desktop and swiping on mobile, so the animation is controlled by the user as they move through the page.
Right now the project is already at Build 4.2.3.
The backend is working properly, the main mechanics are in place, but visually… there’s still a lot to redo. The current plan is to rebuild almost the entire visual layer before the final version.
I also found out today that Lovable reduced the number of prize spots quite significantly — apparently, there will only be 3 finalists.
That definitely makes the odds a little more painful 😅
But either way, I’m already getting a new portfolio case out of this project, and I’m finally experimenting with things I’ve wanted to build for a long time.
How’s everyone else doing?
Still working on your project, or have you already submitted it?
Or did you decide not to participate at all? If so, I’m curious — what made you skip it?
